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'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III' [98r] (196/549)
The record is made up of 1 file (272 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1918-5 Oct 1919. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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To:- C.-in-C* India repeated War Offioo •
X«592 1 22nd« Yota* 23 079 A.Gt2.T« April 2nd* For officer^
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Reed# 2330 25
eraploj'Bd on Persian curvoye the follov/inc tome are propooed.
Payment. One officer to take corral charge, viz. Major R.N. Burn
Royal Enginoore and to receive 1,600
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
PJI. Tv ? o officers to
be in otnrgo of survey parties, viz.. Captain W .3. Glovor and to
receive 1,200 rupooo, Captain DJA.G. Oookson, Royal Engineers
reoclvo 1,3£0 rupeeo two Assistant Englncors viz. Captain G.
Wishart I.A.R. to receive 800
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, Mr. LJ, .Lincoln to recoivo
750
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. V/hUst employed on this duty officers drawing furlough
pay from India to cease drawing it. Rations and transport arc to
bo free. Exvhango concessions as in Indian Army Greer
(?) 722-17. Officers to be granted two months furlough to England
on full pay and with froo passages and in case of those on ^ 1
Indian establishncnt return passage to Indln on ocm^tion of
U months work or on tomination of survey if less. leave to
50 deducted frem any war leave to which they beocm.e entitled.
Provident fund or pension contribution to bo borne by Imperial
Garment. If no longer required service of officers may oo
dispensed with any time. It le ^ctant that survey should
start not Inter than May 1st. The above terms are for approval
aloe to retention of Burn Oookson and Wishart who arc Indian
octabliohmont. ^se w? 1 * by ^^Gmph.
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] near the end of, and immediately following, the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including:
- The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regular progress reports from the Director of Railways, Baghdad
- Supply of railway materials, rolling stock, and personnel
- A proposed survey of Persia [Iran] for the purposes of railway building
- Demobilisation planning
- Transition from military to civil administration
- Expenditure
- A proposal for a direct Baghdad-Haifa line.
Correspondents include: the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt; the Chief of Imperial General Staff; the Director of Railways, Baghdad; the War Office; the Commander-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, India; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the Chief of the General Staff, India; the Director General of Movements and Railways, War Office; and the High Commissioner at Constantinople [Istanbul].
- Extent and format
- 1 file (272 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 274; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/789
- Title
- 'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:30r, 30av, 30v:273v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence